The murder case that occurred in the willow tree on the eighth day of the seventh month was initially tried jointly by the husband and You of Zhuanshui Township, with the assistance of the officials sent by the county. The focus of the investigation is on the husband of the deceased "Reed Flower", a hunter, and You Shuwu believes that it must be Orion who came home and found his wife cheating on someone, and killed the two in a fit of rage.

So the government urgently ordered the local pavilion chief and Li Zheng to arrest the hunter, and a day later, his traces were found in the mountains and forests where the hunters were hunting......

Orion's name is "Mink", in his thirties, when the head of the township pavilion led people to find him, he was squatting on the ground to arrange the animal trap, and he didn't understand what was going on, so he was suddenly pressed to the ground, and he could only subconsciously shout wronged!

"It's too late to shout wronged!"

The mink was immediately taken to the village house, where he was struck by lightning in front of his wife's body, and when he heard that his wife had been killed in adultery with others, he could not accept it for a while, and he was unsteady on his feet, and sat on the ground with his buttocks.

You Shuwu decided that Orion himself was the murderer, so he repeatedly pressed him, but Orion flatly denied it and insisted that I didn't kill anyone!

Shu Wu was so angry that he was already planning to torture him, but he was stopped by Ling Shifu.

"You, the law has a word, don't plunder and get a confession for the top, flogging for the bottom, let me ask first."

In Nu's view, Mink, as the first suspect, did have a motive to commit the crime. But the premise is that he knew in advance about his wife's adultery, and judging by this person's reaction, it seems that he had never known before, alas, he is really a wooden and honest man.

And when the mink is caught, he still lays traps at the place where he hunts, unless he kills someone first, and then returns to the hunting spot calmly, pretending that nothing happened, but is this possible? Generally speaking, after killing someone, you should die immediately.

Nu summoned several woodcutters, who had lived with Mink for the past few days and could testify that at the time of the crime, Mink was still in the mountains, and it was impossible for him to suddenly fly over a mountain road of more than ten miles and go home to kill people.

In this way, the suspicion of killing the mink was basically ruled out, and You had to reluctantly release the person.

When the mink carried the prey he had caught these days, he returned to the willow tree, and looked at the house still surrounded by ropes and white ash, and the pool of blood that had long since dried up, and felt dizzy, and did not know what to do......

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And the investigation of the case, after ruling out the possibility of love killing, also had to start looking for a new direction.

It's a pity that there is not much evidence that the murderer left at the scene, except for the very common short knife, the only thing is the thorn coupon found in the grass outside the door......

It is very common for men in the Qin State to wear swords, so relying on a knife alone to screen the murderer is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, so Shuwu tends to start with Jing Coupons.

The thorn coupon is the deed used by merchants for trade, because the engraved teeth on it are like thorns on the thorns, so it has this name. Qin law stipulates that all transactions of more than 100 yuan must be given to the deed, as the so-called "don't deed, so it is a letter". After the transaction is made, the seller writes the item and price on the board, and then saws it in half, with the buyer and seller holding half each.

And according to the different trade goods, the material of the coupon is also different, there are bamboo wood, there is mulberry wood, as for what kind of material corresponds to what kind of goods, only the officials who specialize in the management of the market and those merchants can distinguish.

Shuwu immediately asked people to go to the township and city to find the city officials, and asked about the purpose of this thorn coupon, which industry is used for it, and how valuable is it?

Soon there were results, and the city official replied that this was a thorn coupon used in the silk trade, and there were eleven coupon teeth on the bamboo coupon. According to the rules of the silk trade, each horse is worth 180 yuan, so each tooth is equivalent to 180 yuan, so the value of this bamboo coupon is equivalent to 1,980 yuan......

"The murderer must be a businessman!" Shu Wu seemed to have found a new direction, and his eyes were blazing.

Nu hesitated: "Why did he leave this thorn deed in the grass by the ditch outside the door?" ”

Jing deeds are very important tokens, and if the number of goods, money, and coupons sold by the merchants does not match, they will also be punished by the market officials, so the merchants are extra careful to protect them, let alone throw them around.

"Maybe the murderer was in a hurry when he went out and threw out the Jing Qi in his arms."

Although this situation is too coincidental, the stubborn Shuwu has set a new tone for the case and cannot be questioned by others.

So in the next few days, he sent all the subordinates of the township pavilion to search the township and the city, and looked for those who were registered in the city, especially those who sold silk, which became the focus of suspicion.

It's a pity that after tossing for three or four days, they found nothing, and almost all of the merchants who sold silk had alibi, and the city officials searched all the trade records of the past year, but they couldn't find the right half of this thorn coupon......

Not only that, but the originally bustling township and city have also become deserted because of the investigation.

It has been several days since the case occurred, but the township Youyou, who was in charge of investigating the case, has worked in vain, not only because of the murder in the people, but also because of the normal trade in the township and city, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the county commander and the county lieutenant.

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"The vertical son is incompetent, dragging me down!"

Du Xian, the right lieutenant of the county, is the most angry, according to the above news, he may be transferred out of Anlu at the end of the year, and whether he is promoted or transferred depends on this year's performance appraisal.

This year, Anlu successively cracked tomb robbery cases and looting cases, which were particularly eye-catching in the eighteen counties of Nanjun. But if this blatant murder case can't be solved as soon as possible and spread to the county, Du Xian's performance this year may be greatly reduced.

So the right lieutenant was ruthless, and sent a document to the township, saying that since You was incompetent and could not solve the case, then quickly submit the case to the county, and the county would organize some capable officials to solve it together......

You Shuwu was stealing chickens and rice, he thought it was a simple case, but it turned out to be a difficult case, which led him to a dead end.

Now, he also knew that he would not be able to solve the case with his own ability, so he had to go to the county seat to plead guilty, kowtow like garlic in front of the county lieutenant, and ask for forgiveness.

"This lieutenant shouldn't have believed you, a mediocre!"

Du Xian, the right lieutenant of the county, smashed the pen holder in front of Shu Wu, and said angrily: "Okay, since you yourself say that you are unable to solve the case, then I will change someone to solve the case!" ”

After speaking, Du Xian said loudly to the outside: "Let the Huyang Pavilion Chief come in!" ”

"The county lieutenant summons the Huyang Pavilion Chief!" Wei Shi immediately spoke.

"Huyang Pavilion Chief...... Hef? ”

Shuwu was taken aback, and turned around, but saw that Heifu had already strode in, and waved to the county lieutenant: "The subordinates meet the county lieutenant." ”

Du Xian stroked his beard and said: "Heifu, Ling Shi Nu strongly recommends you to me, saying that you are not only the first official to rush to the scene of the crime, but also deeply possess the art of Ling Shi, thoughtful, and very good at reasoning, and suggest that you participate in the judgment of the case together, what do you think?" ”

"There is an order to do it, Heifu doesn't dare to have any ideas, since Shi is trusted and the county lieutenant is responsible, I should do my best."

"It's not enough to just do your best."

Du Xian said with a straight face: "If the murderer is not captured for a day, people will be panicked, and the time is urgent, I can only give you half a month, if the murderer is successfully captured, I will definitely ask the county order and the county government to commend me." If you can't, all those who decide the case will be punished. ”

While speaking, he pointed to Shu Wu, and used him as a negative teaching material to warn Heifu: "I will be impeached like him, and I will get an evaluation of dereliction of duty and incompetence, and when the plan is over in October, I am afraid that this position will not be kept!" ”

Shu Wu broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, but Heifu smiled and said: "Please rest assured, the county lieutenant, I have not been idle these days, every night, I am deducing the case by myself, and I already have a charter in my heart......"

Du Xian was suddenly overjoyed: "Oh, let's hear it!" ”

Heifu wanted to speak and stopped, looked at Shu Wu, the meaning was obvious, since this person has nothing to do with the case, let's not let him listen.

Du Xian waved his sleeves impatiently: "Shuwu, you stand down." ”

Even though Shu Wu scolded in his heart, he had no choice but to retreat, and his expression was depressed when he left.

After he walked out of the hall, Heifu stepped forward and arched his hand: "In my opinion, this case went in the wrong direction from the beginning!" You shouldn't start with the thorn coupon, that thorn coupon is likely to be deliberately left by the murderer to confuse us! ”